Ballyclare boss Clifford Adams is confident a strong summer of recruitment ensures his side are title contenders this season.

A host of summer arrivals have arrived at Dixon Park including Larne duo Chrissy Rodgers and Paul Maguire, while Mark Kelly, Kyle Mackie, CJ McQuillan, Jordan Dunlop and Stewart Nixon are among the other recruits at the Comrades.

“The concern from last season was that we did not have a deep enough squad beyond our starting 11,” stated Adams.

“We needed to address that and feel we have – for the first games of the season we were missing a few players including Michael O’Hanlon and Stewart Nixon, but due to the numbers here we can deal with that.